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Avec mes amis: verbs like connaitre in present and perfect tense

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I can use a range of verbs like connaitre in the present and perfect tense to discuss friendships.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [u] and [é].

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Avec mes amis: verbs like connaitre in present and perfect tense

Learning outcomes

I can use a range of verbs like connaitre in the present and perfect tense to discuss friendships.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [u] and [é].

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Key learning points

  1. The past participles of most verbs like connaitre are formed with a 'u' ending e.g. connu, disparu, paru.
  2. The past participle of 'naitre' is 'né(e)(s)'.
  3. Past participles used with être must agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb.
  4. [u] sounds like 'tu' and [é] sounds like 'écrire'.

Keywords

  • Perfect tense - a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past

  • Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb

Common misconception

All verbs ending 'aitre' form the perfect tense in the same way.

Whilst this group of verbs behaves very similarly, the verb 'naitre' is irregular in the perfect tense. Students should be aware that it uses 'être' to form the perfect tense and its past participle is 'né'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the conjugations of 'connaitre' in the present tense.
Correct Answer:je / tu,connais
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connais

Correct Answer:il, elle,connait
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connait

Correct Answer:nous,connaissons
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connaissons

Correct Answer:vous,connaissez
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connaissez

Correct Answer:ils, elles,connaissent
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connaissent

Q2.
Match the French and English vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:lunettes,glasses
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glasses

Correct Answer:blond,blond
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blond

Correct Answer:châtain,brown (hair)
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brown (hair)

Correct Answer:marron,brown (eyes)
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brown (eyes)

Correct Answer:roux,red/ginger
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red/ginger

Correct Answer:patient,patient
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patient

Q3.
Which verb means 'to appear, to seem'?
Correct answer: paraitre
apparaitre
disparaitre
connaitre
naitre
Q4.
Complete the definition for the verb 'connaitre' - to know, to be with.
Correct Answer: familiar
Q5.
Translate: My friends and I know a good café in the town centre.
1 - mes amis
2 - et moi
3 - connaissons
4 - un bon
5 - café
6 - au
7 - centre-ville
Q6.
Match the French and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:cœur,heart
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heart

Correct Answer:enfance,childhood
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childhood

Correct Answer:policier, policière,policeman, policewoman
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policeman, policewoman

Correct Answer:diriger,to direct, guide
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to direct, guide

Correct Answer:proche,nearby, close
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nearby, close

Correct Answer:acte,act, gesture
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act, gesture

6 Questions

Q1.
Which letter is used to form the past participles of 'connaitre', 'disparaitre', 'reconnaitre' and 'apparaitre'?
i
é
Correct answer: u
t
Q2.
Which verbs are formed in the same way in the perfect tense?
Correct answer: paraitre
naitre
Correct answer: connaitre
Correct answer: apparaitre
Q3.
Complete the sentence: Past participles of 'être' verbs must agree with the subject in number and ...
Correct Answer: gender
Q4.
Translate : Friendship is the most important thing in my life.
1 - l'amitié
2 - est la
3 - chose la
4 - plus
5 - importante dans
6 - ma
7 - vie
Q5.
Match the past participle forms of 'naitre' to the subjects.
Correct Answer:je suis,né(e)
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né(e)

Correct Answer:elle est,née
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née

Correct Answer:ils sont ,nés
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nés

Correct Answer:vous êtes,né(e)(s)
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né(e)(s)

Q6.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:fabriquer,to manufacture, produce, make
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to manufacture, produce, make

Correct Answer:maximum,maximum
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maximum

Correct Answer:inquiétude,worry
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worry

Correct Answer:tout,everything, all
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everything, all

Correct Answer:sourire,to smile, smiling
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to smile, smiling

Correct Answer:sensible,sensitive
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sensitive

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